* On the broad market volume was a light $8.2 million. Of
active issues, 26 advanced, 18 declined and 10 were unchanged.

* Government bonds traded over-the-counter in Buenos Aires fell
on investor worries over the global economic crisis. Bonds shed 0.9
percent on average in moderate trade, reversing early gains in the
session..

* Dollar-denominated "Disc" bonds ARDISC=RASL slumped 3.6
percent.

* The Argentine peso shed 0.21 percent to end at 3.63/3.6325 to
the dollar ARS=RASL in formal exchange between banks, and the
central bank sold some $50 million in dollars to prevent the
currency from weakening further, traders said.

* The peso fell 1.79 percent this week and has lost 4.89
percent so far this year. Traders say the central bank is allowing
a gradual depreciation of the peso to ensure Argentine exports
remain competitive in Brazil, Argentina's biggest trade partner.

* In informal trade between foreign exchange houses, as
measured by Reuters, the peso strengthened 0.13 percent to end at
3.715/3.72 ARSB=.
(Reporting by Jorge Otaola; Writing by Kevin Gray)